Postcardgallery.com: Vicki Stock's online store of rare and old postcards.

FA925-The bottom of this early 'animal melange' postcard is better seen on larger scan.  Very detailed, very early.  The Tuck logo appears in tiny print on left of front.  Art Nouveau border.  French back, Un, undivided back, EX
$75.00
FA901-A baby is hatched by an egg. The handsome face of the child makes the card very interesting! Quite uncommon.  Unused, VG+
$25.00
FA912-Four beetles drink to Spring.  Small German text at bottom.  Embossed.  Early undivided back with cancels.  Super drawing. EX
$30.00
FA902-A fairy with antennae and wings stands in front of gold backround.  A nice Valentine printed in Germany, lightly embossed.  Unused,
light brown on reverse; overall VG.
$25.00
FA823-A cookie-lady sits on a bench while several kid-cookies have their fun. A chromolitho by German American Novelty Company.  Used 1906, undivided back. Slight corner wear; overall VG+
$50.00
FA811-A  woman in a yellow bathing suit buries a guy in the sand.  From a really good set; all feature the theme of a woman dominating a man and are well-drawn.  Un, emb, near MINT
$35.00
FA803-There are three woman's faces in this spray of red roses.  The set is believed to be the work of Dwig.  From the set by Tuck called "Love Petals." PU 1908, wob, very light edge wear, VG++.
$35.00
FA809-Three animated  Easter eggs work out in a gym.  Card was published by Tuck,  "Egg-cellent."  Signed by Shepheard, used 1907.  Light handwriting (name) bottom of card; very slight edge wear; overall VG
$35.00
fa377sm.jpg (2786 bytes) FA377-A mother mouse croons with a mike to a baby mouse in a wood rocker.  A child mouse leans over it complete with fancy clothes.  Tuck Oilette from the "New Baby."  Dated in pen on back 1909 although used but date not totally clear.
PU, fairly rare, EX
$95.00
FA501-Four young men with Pierrot customs play ring-around-the-rosy with a Champagne bottle.  Early M&B chromolitho. Lovely tinting.  Very light edge wear; overall EX
$50.00
fa382sm.jpg (2544 bytes) FA382-A woman with an elaborate hairdo poses with a rayed sun.  The hair is wrapped around the bottom of the sun.  The title is an expo at Anvers in 1909.  And the photography is attributed to G. Hermans, Anvers.   Un, near MINT
$65.00
FA812-Two fish, one a street sweeper and one a drunk on the ground (?) , create an interesting early picture.  Un, very light coloring to front; overall VG+
$35.00
fa378sm.jpg (3616 bytes) FA378-A bevy of "Spring maidens" carry a young May King across a grassy meadow as a few leaders in the group drive-out a very weary Winter.  Published by Gerlach & Wiedling in Vienna.  Beautiful colors in the palette of the Spring ladies.  Signed in lower left, Un, EX
$45.00
fa381sm.jpg (2307 bytes) FA381-Two small birds peer at each other on the top of a bottle of champagne.  The art on this real photo postcard is professionally hand-tinted.  European back.  Un, light album marks visible on back. EX
$30.00
fa370sm.jpg (2539 bytes) FA370-A young girl dances with a fairy and other 'wee' folk in a scene filled with flowers.  Artwork by Hilda T. Miller and published by Faulkner of London, series 1693.  Un, one very small scratch in middle of upper border; overall VG++
$45.00
ms227sm.jpg (2911 bytes) FA360-This is some Krampus!  He has reptile textured horns, hair like wires, and predator fangs.   If that isn't enough than you can notice the heavy chain across his chest, the switch, and the hellfire that borders the image.  Un, wob, EX
$60.00
fa320sm.jpg (2990 bytes) FA320-The most unusual fantasy image on this Christmas greeting shows a 'Krampus' jack-in-the-box beneath a decorated tree.  Four little elves are terror-stricken!  Un, extremely light and small traces of surface soil near bottom left; overall EX
$60.00
fa338sm.jpg (2662 bytes) FA338-A frisky woman kicks the top hat off a snowman.  Note the way the fallen snowman is shaped like a big snowball inside the outer circular frame of falling snow.  Great artwork from X. Sager.  Un, EX+
$50.00
fa280sm.jpg (2350 bytes) FA280-Because postcards were printed in a 'more innocent age (pre-Freud), you can look at loads of mushroom cards without thinking of 'phallic symbols,' but this card makes such allusions harder to ignore.  This European studio photo poses a young woman next to a very tall mushroom.  PU 1909, EX
$30.00
fa234sm.jpg (4158 bytes) FA234-Egg-sailors stand on the deck of a ship doing 'egg-cellent egg-cercises.'  The great image was drawn by G.E. Shepheard for the Tuck Company. Un, VG+
$45.00 SOLD
fa256sm.jpg (3971 bytes) FA256-This is simply one of the very best mushroom fantasy cards I've ever offered for sale.  I am not able to make a positive id on the artist's initials on card but the work is far above the ordinary.  Note the tree trunk!  The card carries the fanciful logo of the publishing house on back.  From the dates given on front and back it seems to be from the 1929-1931 timeframe.  Un, writing in pencil on back, EX
$65.00
fa224sm.jpg (3478 bytes) FA224-This lovely and uncommon image has two children with ladybugs underneath a giant mushroom.   The natural markings of a mushroom have been transformed into horseshoe symbols!   A top quality card printed on good board by T.S.N.  The artist's signature appears in lower right corner.  Un, EX
$40.00
fa207sm.jpg (3133 bytes) FA207-In this clever and scarce mushroom fantasy postcard, a ' mailman' mushroom hands a letter over to a 'lady' mushroom.  A hand-tinted drawing printed by B.K.W.I, Austria.  Not your run-of-the-mill mushroom card! Un, wob, VG+
$55.00
fa260sm.jpg (2101 bytes) FA260-This card doesn't involve montage but the photo image is so well done that the swirling fabric behind the woman is 'frozen' by the action of the camera to simulate large wings.  Getting it just right must have taken considerable talent.   Photo is also hand-tinted.  Un, EX
$30.00
fa184sm.jpg (3667 bytes) FA184-A real photo fantasy card with a woman butterfly whose wings become borders for tinted photo views of Malta.  Well-done and scarce.  Un, wob, EX
$25.00
fa263sm.jpg (3943 bytes) FA263-A black family relaxes around their 'watermelon' home.  Photo montage work at its best by renowned early Kansas photographer, Martin.  Un, early AZO stamp box, very light edge wear; overall VG+
$30.00
fa218sm.jpg (3172 bytes) FA218-The drawing is restricted to black and white but is very well done...lots of great detail.   A devil carries off a bunch of children on his flying broom switch.  Early undivided back, PU 1903 Germany.  Writing along front border due to early undivided back; overall VG+
$4o.00
fa130sm.jpg (2652 bytes) FA130-Lovely real photo fantasy of butterfly woman done by Reutlinger Studios.  The name of John Laurent appears on all cards in this set as artist and/or photographer.  Softly hand-tinted.   Un, EX
$30.00
fa107sm.jpg (2377 bytes) FA107-A whimsical moon-head man published by PFB, series 6283. CP, emb, EX
$30.00
fa255sm.jpg (3691 bytes) FA255-This lobster fantasy card is an advertising issue from the Rockingham at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  It has a lobster chief and lobster GOLFER! on either side of a gigantic lobster claw.  The back of card has two of their menu dinners in small print...complete full course dinners for $1.50 and $2.00.  From info on back we find that the card was sold or given to customers at the restaurant to send to friends.   Un, VG++
$25.00
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